tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post1363975016055126377..comments2024-03-18T15:17:26.003-05:00Comments on l'astronave: The Thrill of DefeatFrescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-6596745634240701472023-12-03T13:34:55.592-06:002023-12-03T13:34:55.592-06:00ANON: Gosh, many years later I must reply to say, ...ANON: Gosh, many years later I must reply to say, THANK YOU for pointing out that error! I shall correct this post!Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-57828087807071821512014-08-14T11:00:09.333-05:002014-08-14T11:00:09.333-05:00I have to correct this The Martini was not a mach...I have to correct this The Martini was not a machine gun. It was the standard issue rifle called the Henry Martini it is a breech loading single shot rifle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-11098480009991366602009-01-02T12:43:00.000-06:002009-01-02T12:43:00.000-06:00My ignorance is boundless--never heard of the Beng...My ignorance is boundless--never heard of the Bengal Lancers. But I see Wikipedia notes that some people claim "King Kong" was Hitler's favorite. Then this would only be his second-favorite and you could like it again...Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-8296492655918042772009-01-02T08:37:00.000-06:002009-01-02T08:37:00.000-06:00Dont forget Lives of a Bengal Lancer, which I used...Dont forget Lives of a Bengal Lancer, which I used to like until I found out it was Hitlers favourite film.....ooooooooooooooooooooooooooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347076050510425951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-23317485352680629052008-12-28T10:35:00.000-06:002008-12-28T10:35:00.000-06:00Surely Kipling had that great piece of poetry in m...Surely Kipling had that great piece of poetry in mind when he wrote his!Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-15020459691886829672008-12-27T18:25:00.000-06:002008-12-27T18:25:00.000-06:00Fuzzy-Wuzzy was a bear.Fuzzy-Wuzzy had no hair.Fuz...Fuzzy-Wuzzy was a bear.<BR/>Fuzzy-Wuzzy had no hair.<BR/>Fuzzy-Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, wuzzy?<BR/><BR/>That the Fuzzy-Wuzzy poem I grew up with. I wonder if Kipling and the Sudan soldiers knew this classic before they named the Sudanese warriors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-49885349392673237052008-12-25T10:04:00.000-06:002008-12-25T10:04:00.000-06:00Educational and entertaining: I like that....and n...Educational and entertaining: I like that.<BR/>...and no quizzes! <BR/>Thanks to you, Deanna, for being my cyberfriend, too.<BR/>Merry Christmas to you and yours!Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-34409134895493288722008-12-24T20:14:00.000-06:002008-12-24T20:14:00.000-06:00I'm going to give this post more of the time it de...I'm going to give this post more of the time it deserves when I'm not rushing off to a Christmas Eve service. You're so educational, along with that entertaining gravitas, Fresca. Thanks for being a friend in cyberspace (the only place, maybe, that Daleks live now?).<BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful Christmas and a just exciting enough New Year.deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16352855975153416194noreply@blogger.com